Temporal and spatial trends of perfluorinated compounds in ringed seal (Phoca hispida) from Greenland

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and related compounds, have been identified as global pollutants and have shown their bioaccumulation into higher trophic levels in the food chain. PFCs have been found in remote areas far from sources, such as the Arctic. In this study spatial and temporal trends in the concentrations of selected PFCs were measured using archived liver samples of ringed seal (Phoca hispida) from East and West Greenland. The samples were collected in four different years at each location, between 1986 and 2003 in East Greenland and between 1982 and 2003 in West Greenland. PFOS was the major contributor to the burden of PFCs in samples, followed by perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA). Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) were also detected in most samples. Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) and perfluorooctane sulfonamide (PFOSA) were only found sporadically. Perfluorooctanoic acid was not found in detectable concentrations in any sample. Regression analysis of logarithmic transformed PFOS, PFDA, and PFUnA median concentrations indicated a significant temporal trend with increasing concentrations at both locations. A spatial trend in PFOS concentrations (ANOVA, p < 0.0001) was observed between the two sampling locations, with significantly higher concentrations in seals from East Greenland.     

Q235钢和X70管线钢在北美山地灰钙土中的短期腐蚀行为

通过腐蚀失重速率试验、腐蚀形貌特征的扫描电镜观察和X射线衍射分析以及土壤理化性质分析等手段研究了国产Q235钢和X70管线钢在加拿大中南部的山地灰钙土中实地埋样试验一年后的短期腐蚀行为特征.结果发现Q235钢和X70钢的平均腐蚀速率和最大点蚀深度均比较接近,但Q235钢点蚀密度明显高于X70钢;两种钢的腐蚀产物成分类似,均为FeOOH、Fe₃O₄和Fe₂O₃的复杂混合物,腐蚀产物层不致密,存在明显的裂纹;两种钢表层土壤中均发现较多的硫酸盐还原菌、硫化菌和异养菌,这些菌群的共同作用能够加速腐蚀产物层下局部腐蚀的发生.     

基于强化学习的部分线性离散时间系统的最优输出调节

针对同时具有线性外部干扰与非线性不确定性下的离散时间部分线性系统的最优输出调节问题, 提出了仅利用在线数据的基于强化学习的数据驱动控制方法. 首先, 该问题可拆分为一个受约束的静态优化问题和一个动态规划问题, 第一个问题可以解出调节器方程的解. 第二个问题可以确定出控制器的最优反馈增益. 然后, 运用小增益定理证明了存在非线性不确定性离散时间部分线性系统的最优输出调节问题的稳定性. 针对传统的控制方法需要准确的系统模型参数用来解决这两个优化问题, 提出了一种数据驱动离线策略更新算法, 该算法仅使用在线数据找到动态规划问题的解. 然后, 基于动态规划问题的解, 利用在线数据为静态优化问题提供了最优解. 最后, 仿真结果验证了该方法的有效性.     

韩国大田市市中心城市设计

表面看上去不规则形式的摩天楼和蜿蜒曲折的路网,恰恰建立在理性和规则棋盘格规划设计基础之上,只是通过变形产生的视觉效果。作为大田市的发祥地,这片地区如今破败不堪。我们希望通过城市设计手段为它引来大量的人流、能量和工作及商业机会。作为高速铁路和地方交通中心,这也是大田车站应当扮演的角色。     

Availability analysis and maintainability optimization of an offshore wind farm using high-level Petri nets

Forschung im Ingenieurwesen - When evaluating wind turbines, their availability as well as the operational costs are very important parameters. One factor to achieve high availabilities is the...     

Basic Limitation of Scintillation Counters in Time Measurements

The time resolution of a scintillation detector can be calculated from the scintillator illumination function, and the response of the photomultiplier to an instantaneous pulse of light. Such calculations using the parameters of present scintillators and photomultipliers agree with measured resolutions and predict improvements which can be achieved. Parameters of commercial and some promising experimental fast scintillators are given, as well as measurements on transit time spread of some fast photomultipliers.